Angst #14 with Zelgius huehuehue ♥️
Anon, I want you to know that I love Zelgius so much… Gentle giant knight boy. This hurt me to write. I love angst.
“Can you shut up for once in your life?”
You never should have said it. You shouldn’t have, but you did. It came tumbling out before you could stop it, and instantly, you wanted to reach out and take the words back.
In retrospect, it had been a long day. You’d had to settle a dispute between Gaius and Tiki over who got the last slice of cake — preferably before Tiki turned into a raging dragon over it. Then, as soon as that was over, you nearly had to drag Valter away from Sharena by his seaweed hair. Of course, after that, you’d had to somehow calm down Berkut, who was chasing down Alm with a pitchfork. A pitchfork! Berkut didn’t even like the common farmers!
That night, all you wanted was some peace and quiet as you snuggled with your boyfriend. He was already asleep when you entered your room, though. Zelgius faced the wall, and you couldn’t help an exhausted smile as you climbed into bed, wrapping your arms around him and resting your head against his back.
Zelgius flinched, almost immediately awake. You sat up, murmuring apologies. He didn’t like his brand to be touched, but especially so when he was vulnerable or sleeping.
“I’m sorry, I’m sorry.” You sighed and propped a tired arm on your knee to rest your chin on. “I really… didn’t mean to startle you.”
Zelgius was quiet — well, he often was. “That’s alright.” He murmured in return. He got up, though. “I think I’ll get some tea before I go back to sleep.”
And so he did. The two of you sat in silence for a while, the only noise being the occasional sips from your glass. Finally, you’d had enough of the quiet treatment.
“I think it’s beautiful.” You said stubbornly. “I know what it means, back where you came from, but… It doesn’t mean that here.”
“I know that.” Zelgius replied. You’d told him many times before. He sighed, and for once, it looked like he had more to say. “…Here, it’s a reminder. I did bad things before I got here, summoner, you know that—“
“Can you shut up for once in your life?” You snapped suddenly, not wanting to hear him being negative about himself any longer.
The silence that hung in the air this time was much more tense.
Zelgius, without a sound, rose from his chair. He nodded stiffly. You were at a loss. “I’m sorry, I—”
He held up a hand to silence you, still not making a single sound. And just like that, he turned on his heel and exited the room.
He did not come back that night.
